Summary data and narrative profiles are provided on state postsecondary education structures (governing boards, coordinating boards and agencies). Following an overview of the status of state coordination and governance of higher education in 1987, tabular data on state boards and agencies are provided, including: (1) structure of…

Despite the many criticisms that have been made of vocational education teacher preparation, the field has many strengths that can serve as a base on which to build excellent programs. Six examples of excellence are pointed out: (1) important vocational teacher competencies have been identified and verified; (2) high quality performance-based…

A project was designed to demonstrate that the inservice education of adult basic education teachers could be individualized. To accomplish this objective, the project (1) developed a self-instructional training course for teachers of English as a Second Language to adults, (2) used these course materials as the basis for training (on an…

Highlighting the fact that a different concept in delivery is required to provide educational programs and services to mobile populations, this paper describes the special educational needs of mobile students, gives the legislative history that has led to creation of an administrative structure to fulfill those needs, and suggests policies and…

Almost seventy years passed before vocational education was recognized in 1977 as a state function in North Carolina's public secondary schools, community colleges/technical institutes, and teacher education programs. Although the 1917 Smith-Hughes Act initiated vocational education, North Carolina education was primarily a local matter until the…

A project was conducted to investigate the current status of secondary-postsecondary articulation of cooperative work experience programs, to identify impediments to the process, and to formulate recommendations for its enhancement. Sixteen New Jersey community colleges having a cooperative education program were included in the study. The chief…

The New Hampshire Vocational Program Evaluation System (VPES) is designed to: (1) provide program improvement information; (2) provide information on local program effectiveness to aid in designing improvements; and (3) aid in complying with 1976 federal vocational education legislation. The evaluation system is divided into two components:…

A fourteen-month project was undertaken to update, expand, publicize, and evaluate EUREKA, a career information system used for vocational counseling in California. As a result of this project, the following information was added to EUREKA's data base: twenty-one new schools; sixty-two agencies offering over 1,000 courses; a VISIT file for Contra…

THE FINANCIAL, STATISTICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY EACH STATE TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30, 1964 WERE THE BASIS OF THIS REVIEW OF THE STATE-FEDERAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ENROLLMENTS IN REGULAR VOCATIONAL PREPARATORY PROGRAMS TOTALED 4,556,390, AN…

This report covers the second year of programs funded under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Topics covered include: (1) Services For More People, such as full-time postsecondary students, and out-of-school youth and adults, (2) Enrollments and Programs Surging Ahead, in which it was noted that enrollments increased in six major occupational…

The vocational-technical staff at State Fair Community College conducted a curriculum research project in which twenty-one previously developed modules were revised and updated and seventy-two new modules of individualized mediated instructional materials were developed in the occupational areas of (1) agribusiness, (2) business and office…

The Wyoming Comprehensive Occupational Education Program (K through community college) focuses on positive work attitudes and job-entry skills. In kindergarten through grade six, occupational attitudes are incorporated into the existing elementary school curriculum. A career-orientation program is designed for grades seven and eight that provides…

Guidelines are presented for establishing, expanding, and evaluating vocational home economics instructional programs in Ohio. The administrator and teacher-directed manual incorporates the most recent policies and procedures for programs at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult level. An outline presents an overview of the types of programs,…

Objectives of the project were: (1) to develop statewide articulated competency-based curricula in selected vocational education programs, (2) to develop a plan for coordinating instruction between high schools, vocational schools, and colleges, (3) to determine standards for levels of competencies of selected curricula, (4) to provide instructors…

The North Dakota Annual Report for Vocational-Technical Education contains a financial, statistical, and narrative description of the State's accomplishments during fiscal year 1975 in accordance with the objectives set forth in the State plan for the administration of vocational education. Information in the report was compiled from data in the…